The Pell Project

Providing scholarships for college-bound undocumented students

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MISSION

The Pell Project exists because undocumented, college-bound students do not have access to federal financial aid.

We provide undocumented students with a significant private scholarship, equivalent to the US Pell Grant to break down economic barriers to college.

THE FACTS

5-10% of undocumented high school graduates attend college

Six states consider undocumented students to be out of state or international students and charge them out-of-state or international rates. Some bar undocumented students from receiving financial aid.

65,000 undocumented students graduate from high school each year

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OUR STORIES

Read stories and personal essays from undocumented high school graduates on the challenges they've faced on their paths to college and their dreams for what lies ahead.